Autumn storms are starting to hit the island…

Time to leave Crete, return to Hamburg and travel to Japan to start the long hiking trip Henro, the 88 temple of Shikoku.https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1PlkiBKZAE2Cxf0DdhJBM-4hWi08OK6zm

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